aljack Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Get rid of them,female refs i mean, nothing against women but i dont think they have the sort of motorcycle knowledge required. We have one here in Aus and shes the same. Junior Hear! Hear! Spot-on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Nothing like putting pressure on the lad I don't really understand you dissatisfaction with the Witches though, its a good possibility that they will finish 2nd in their first year back in the second division and popular opinion is that the racing has been pretty good at the Foxhole this year. Not doing too badly I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljack Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Nothing like putting pressure on the lad I don't really understand you dissatisfaction with the Witches though, its a good possibility that they will finish 2nd in their first year back in the second division and popular opinion is that the racing has been pretty good at the Foxhole this year. Not doing too badly I'd say. Let me explain Bagpuss. Who remember teams who finish 2nd - nobody. Witches were dumped out of the cup with no fight at all. Witches had injuries and no replacement signed until it was too late. Underperforming riders all season have not been replaced so costing the Witches dear. A few meetings have been entertaining but most have been a walk in the park with visiting riders tailing off half a lap behind. Only paying a paltry £1 less than 2010 elite league prices and still a programme at £2. Im not alone with my opinions, just ask the 1,000 fans who no longer go after the novelty wore off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hope the smiley from Cardinal Sin wasnt approval of one rider taking another out. Junior Don't be a prat of course it wasn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhidassa Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Get rid of them,female refs i mean, nothing against women but i dont think they have the sort of motorcycle knowledge required. We have one here in Aus and shes the same. Hope the smiley from Cardinal Sin wasnt approval of one rider taking another out. Junior Ah yes, because all the male referees get the decisions right all the time, and clearly all have in-depth motorcycle knowledge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ah yes, because all the male referees get the decisions right all the time, and clearly all have in-depth motorcycle knowledge... To be honest there are some pretty bad male refs as well..But none in the class of Babs Horley...consistantly very poor.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Isn't Heeps still only 15 years old? Of course he's going to be raw and make mistakes. I believe he's only this year started riding 500cc machines from 250. Seems some people expect the kid to be riding like a seasoned pro already. For whatever reason, the knives have been out for the lad ever since he set foot in this country which is a bit sad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendpostie Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 On the sunject of refs, I personally think over the course of a season you win some, you lose some, and it all ends up about right. I've been involved in all manner of sports over the years and there,s good refs and bad refs in all sports, I even had a go at football reffing for one season after I stopped playing, never again !. But my question is this, in football and probably other sports, refereees are marked by both sides, amd those marks are forwarded to the sports local governing body, they are also asessed by senior refs once or twice a season and then promoted to higher leagues if they hit a good standard over a period of time, does anything like this happen in speedway ? or is it whoever is available on any given day to travel to a fixture ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior fan Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ah yes, because all the male referees get the decisions right all the time, and clearly all have in-depth motorcycle knowledge... Of course there are bad male referees, but if there is say 2 female refs, are any of them any good, where as there might be 20 male refs and a cpl of bad ones. As for Cam, dont put too much pressure on him, i read someone saying hes going to be better than Darcy Ward, cmon he beat a field of National League riders and didnt exactly win in a canter he didnt even win every race, so give him time. Junior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just seen the Heeps / Morley race on the BSPA website....looked to me like Heeps was just at fault but a difficult one to call as it wasn't really clear cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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